America Ferrera
Acting • Born 1984-04-18
Biography
America Georgina Ferrera (/fəˈrɛərə/; born April 18, 1984) is an American actress, director and television producer. She has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2007 and 2024, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world and in 2023, she was named in BBC's 100 Women list. Ferrera developed an interest in acting at a young age, performing in several stage productions at her school. She made her feature film debut in 2002 with the comedy-drama Real Women Have Curves, earning praise for her performance. She achieved modest success early in her career with roles in films such as the comedy-dramas Gotta Kick It Up! (2002) and The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (2005). She garnered further critical acclaim and recognition for her starring role as Betty Suarez in the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty (2006–2010). For her performance, she won a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, the first for a Latina woman in the category. Ferrera's other film roles include the drama The Dry Land (2010), the romantic comedy Our Family Wedding (2010), the crime drama End of Watch (2012), and the fantasy comedy Barbie (2023), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also voiced Astrid Hofferson in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise (2010–2019) and co-produced and starred in the NBC workplace comedy series Superstore (2015–2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article America Ferrera, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
93 credits
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Movie • 2008
Carmen Lowell
How to Train Your Dragon
Movie • 2010
Astrid (voice)
Real Women Have Curves
Movie • 2002
Ana Garcia
Steel City
Movie • 2006
Amy Barnes
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer
Movie • 2005
Blanca
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Movie • 2005
Carmen Lowell
Tinker Bell
Movie • 2008
Fawn (voice)
Our Family Wedding
Movie • 2010
Lucia Ramirez
The Dry Land
Movie • 2010
Sarah
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Movie • 2010
Astrid Hofferson (voice)
Towards Darkness
Movie • 2007
Luiza
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Movie • 2014
Astrid (voice)
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Movie • 2011
Astrid Hofferson (voice)
Barbie
Movie • 2023
Gloria
End of Watch
Movie • 2012
Officer Orozco
Book of Dragons
Movie • 2011
Astrid (voice)
Gotta Kick It Up!
Movie • 2002
Yolanda
It's a Disaster
Movie • 2013
Hedy Galili
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Movie • 2012
Self
Cesar Chavez
Movie • 2014
Helen Chavez
La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul
Movie • 2007
Self
Six by Sondheim
Movie • 2013
Self / Mary
X/Y
Movie • 2014
Silvia
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers
Movie • 2014
Astrid (voice)
Under the Same Moon
Movie • 2007
Martha
Dumb Money
Movie • 2023
Jenny Campbell
The Lost Bus
Movie • 2025
Mary Ludwig
Special Correspondents
Movie • 2016
Brigida
100 Years
Movie • 2017
Narrator (voice)
The Latino List
Movie • 2011
Self
The Words That Built America
Movie • 2017
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Muertas
Movie • 2007
Rebecca
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Movie • 2016
Self
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story
Movie • 2011
Self - Narrator
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Movie • 2019
Astrid (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Movie • 2019
Astrid (voice)
Plainsong
Movie • 2004
Victoria Roubideaux
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
Movie • 2017
Self
How to Train Your Dragon: Legends
Movie • 2010
Astrid (voice)
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
Movie • 2020
Self - Host
Darkness Minus Twelve
Movie • 2004
Luiza
Lords of Dogtown
Movie • 2005
Thunder Monkey
Family Feud
Movie • 2018
Foremother
Sid the Science Kid: The Movie
Movie • 2013
Dr. Cordova (voice)
3:52
Movie • 2005
Kate
Get the Fire!
Movie • 2003
Narrator
The Cat in the Hat
Movie • 2026
The Mother (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
April Perez
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Charlee Wells
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Ugly Betty
TV • 2006
Betty Suarez
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Victoria Roubideaux
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
Independent Lens
TV • 1999
DreamWorks Dragons
TV • 2012
Astrid (voice)
Superstore
TV • 2015
Amy Dubanowski
Angel City
TV • 2023
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Lin's Wife
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Maternity
America Divided
TV • 2016
Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV • 2010
Self
WeCrashed
TV • 2022
Elishia Kennedy
Dragons: Race to the Edge
TV • 2015
Astrid (voice)
Lip Sync Battle
TV • 2015
Self
Shine On with Reese
TV • 2018
Self
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Natalie Flores
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self - Presenter
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV • 2019
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self
Gentefied
TV • 2020
Andy Cruz
History 101
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Phoning It In
TV • 2024
Self (voice)
What If...?
TV • 2021
Ranger Morales (voice)
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self